Post-crisis commercial mortgage-backed securities ("CMBS") issuance in Europe has been on the slow-burner with only a handful of transactions each year. The year 2018 saw European "CMBS 2.0" experience something of a revival...more
Due to the increasing awareness of the importance of environmental, social, and governance ("ESG") initiatives, the European Commission came forward at the end of May 2018 with a proposal related to this topic. The proposal...more
New international guidelines on environmental sustainability adopted from green bonds allow lenders and borrowers to designate “green loans" - More than US $150 billion in “green bonds”—bonds that fund projects that...more